Hair styling apparatus

ABSTRACT

A hair styling apparatus includes a body member made in the form of a hair hoop, hair ornament or hair band, and one or a number of hook members bonded to one side of the body member. Each hook member has a plurality of hook pins perpendicularly extended from a base layer thereof and terminating in a semispherical head.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to hair dressing technology and moreparticularly, to a hair styling apparatus that can be conveniently andpositively fastened to the hair of a user to secure the hair in shape,providing a decorative effect.

2. Description of the Related Art

Many hair styling apparatuses, such as hair pin, hair clip, hair band,wave clip and hair ornaments are commercially available. A conventionalhair hoop 6, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, is a flexible or springy archmember having two arm portions 62 at the two distal ends thereof andmultiple teeth 61 located on the inner wall thereof. During application,the two arm portions 62 of the hair hoop 6 are clamped on the user'shead to hold down the hair, and the teeth 61 are formed into engagementwith the user's hair. This design of hair hoop 6 is not satisfactory infunction because the functioning of the teeth 61 cannot prohibit thehair hoop 6 from displacement relative to the user's hair.

FIG. 16 illustrates a conventional hair ornament 7. According to thisdesign, the hair ornament 7 has a clip 71 located on the back sidethereof for fastening to the hair of a user. The hair ornament 7 may beprepared by a piece of fabric or plastic sheet member. However, the userof the clip 71 greatly increases the weight of the hair ornament.

Further, a hair band may be used to tie up the hair of a person. Hookand loop materials may be used with a hair band for fastening. However,when the hook and loop materials are fastened together to secure thehair band to, for example, the tail of the hair of a person, the hairband may be loosed to slip on the tail of the hair accidentally.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances inview. It is the main object of the present invention to provide a hairstyling apparatus, which can be conveniently and positively fastened tothe hair of a user to secure the hair in shape, providing a decorativeeffect.

To achieve this and other objects of the present invention, a hairstyling apparatus comprises a body member, and one or a number of hookmembers bonded to one side of the body member. Each hook member has aplurality of hook pins perpendicularly extended from a base layerthereof and terminating in a semispherical head.

Further, the body member can be made in the form of a hair hoop, hairornament or hair band.

Further, hook and loop materials may be used with the body member forfastening the hair styling apparatus to the hair of a user.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic exploded view of a hair styling apparatus inaccordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a part of the first embodiment of thepresent invention, illustrating the structure of the hook member.

FIG. 3 is a schematic drawing of the first embodiment of the presentinvention, illustrating the hair styling apparatus fastened to the hairof a user.

FIG. 4 corresponds to FIG. 1, illustrating multiple hook members used.

FIG. 5 is a schematic drawing of the present invention, illustrating thehair styling apparatus of FIG. 4 fastened to the hair of a user.

FIG. 6 is a schematic exploded view of a hair styling apparatus inaccordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic drawing of the second embodiment of the presentinvention, illustrating the hair styling apparatus fastened to the hairof a user.

FIG. 8 is an elevational assembly view of an alternate form of the hairstyling apparatus in accordance with the second embodiment of thepresent invention.

FIG. 9 is an elevational assembly view of another alternate form of thehair styling apparatus in accordance with the second embodiment of thepresent invention.

FIG. 10 is an elevational assembly view of still another alternate formof the hair styling apparatus in accordance with the second embodimentof the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a schematic exploded view of a hair styling apparatus inaccordance with a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a schematic sectional view of the third embodiment of thepresent invention, illustrating the hair styling apparatus arranged intoa loop.

FIG. 13 is a schematic drawing of the third embodiment of the presentinvention, illustrating the hair styling apparatus fastened to the hairof a user.

FIG. 14 is a schematic elevational view of a hair band according to theprior art.

FIG. 15 is a schematic drawing illustrating the prior art hair bandfastened to the head of a user.

FIG. 16 is a schematic drawing illustrating a hair ornament according tothe prior art.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIGS. 1˜5, a hair styling apparatus in accordance with afirst embodiment of the present invention is shown comprising a hairhoop 1 and at least one hook member 2 (see FIG. 1, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5).Each hook member 2 comprises a base layer 24 bonded to one side of thehair hoop 1, and plurality of hook pins 21 perpendicularly extended fromthe base layer 24. Each hook pin 21 has a semispherical head 22 locatedon the distal end thereof remote from the base layer 24 and defining aflat retaining edge 23 at an inner side (see FIG. 2). Duringapplication, the hair hoop 1 is attached to the user's hair 5, and thesemispherical heads 22 of the hook pins 21 of the at least one hookmember 2 are inserted into gaps in the user's hair 5 and securedthereto.

Referring to FIGS. 6˜10, a hair styling apparatus in accordance with asecond embodiment of the present invention is shown comprising a hairornament 3, 31, 32, 33 and a hook member 2. The hook member comprises abase layer 24 bonded to one side of the hair ornament 3, and pluralityof hook pins 21 perpendicularly extended from the base layer 24. Eachhook pin 21 has a semispherical head 22 located on the distal endthereof remote from the base layer 24. By means of inserting the hookpins 21 into gaps in the user's hair 5, the hair ornament 3 is firmlysecured to the user's hair 5. The hair ornament 3, 31, 32, 33 can bemade in any of a variety of shapes (see FIG. 6, FIG. 8, FIG. 9 and FIG.10). Further, the hair ornament 3, 31, 32, 33 can be made of fabric,plastics or any of a variety of other materials.

Referring to FIGS. 11˜13, a hair styling apparatus in accordance with athird embodiment of the present invention is shown comprising a hairband 4 and a hook member 2. The hair band 4 is a flexible strip of sheetmaterial, having a patch of hook material 41 and a patch of loopmaterial 42 respectively fastened to two distal ends thereof at twoopposite sides. The hook member comprises a flexible base layer 24bonded to one side of the hair band 4, and plurality of hook pins 21perpendicularly extended from the base layer 24. Each hook pin 21 has asemispherical head 22 located on the distal end thereof remote from thebase layer 24. By means of inserting the hook pins By means of windingthe hook member 2 with the hair band 4 about the tail 51 of the user'shair 5 and forcing the hook pins 21 into gaps in the tail 51 of theuser's hair 5 and then fastening the patch of hook material 41 and thepatch of loop material 42 together, the hair styling apparatus securesthe tail 51 of the user's hair 5 positively in shape.

Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described indetail for purposes of illustration, various modifications andenhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except asby the appended claims.

1. A hair styling apparatus, comprising a body member and at least onehook member bonded to one side of said body member, each said hookmember comprising plurality of hook pins, each said hook pin having asemispherical head located on a distal end thereof and defining a flatretaining edge at an inner side.
 2. The hair styling apparatus asclaimed in claim 1, wherein each said hook member comprises a base layerbonded to one side of said body member; said hook pins are respectivelyperpendicularly extended from said base layer, in a parallel manner. 3.The hair styling apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bodymember is a hair hoop.
 4. The hair styling apparatus as claimed in claim1, wherein said body member is a hair band.
 5. The hair stylingapparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said body member is a hairornament.
 6. The hair styling apparatus as claimed in claim 1, whereinsaid body member is selected from the material group of fabric andplastics.